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Midlothian Roll of Honour 1914 - 1919 The Midlothian Roll of Honour commemorates the men and women of Midlothian who gave their lives in the First World War 1914-1919. It records details of every casualty on First World War memorials in the Midlothian area. Casualties listed are ordered alphabetically by Regiment they served with. W Brown Memorials First names Surname Rank Service no Regiment Battalion Place of birth Date of Birth Date of Death Age Parents Marriage Family casualties Residence Enlisted CWGC Medals Other information J Porteous Memorials First names Surname Rank Service no Regiment Battalion Place of birth Date of Birth Date of Death Age Parents Marriage Family casualties Residence Enlisted CWGC Medals Other information A E Ross Memorials First names Surname Rank Service no Regiment Battalion Place of birth Date of Birth Date of Death Age Parents Marriage Family casualties Residence Enlisted CWGC Medals Other information T Sinclair Memorials First names Surname Rank Service no Regiment Battalion Place of birth Date of Birth Date of Death Age Parents Marriage Family casualties Residence Enlisted CWGC Medals Other information J Steele Memorials First names Surname Rank Service no Regiment Battalion Place of birth Date of Birth Date of Death Age Parents Marriage Family casualties Residence Enlisted CWGC Medals Other information tf666 Memorials First names tf Surname 666 Rank ra Service no 1223 Regiment (Royal Irish) Lancers Battalion b Place of birth blyth Date of Birth 30/03/1888 Date of Death Age 23 Parents pa Marriage ma Family casualties fc Residence s Enlisted s CWGC Rawalpindi War Cemetery Medals Other information AAA TESt3 Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Bonnyrigg Memorials Dalkeith Penicuik First names AAA Surname AAA TEST3 Rank Rank Service no serv Regiment Worcestershire Regiment Battalion bat Place of birth blyth Date of Birth 30/03/1899 Date of Death 20/03/1917 Age 33 Parents par Marriage mar Family casualties fam Residence res Enlisted enl CWGC Bedford House Cemetery Medals med Other information other Obituary : AAA TESt3 obi John David Abernethy Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik Penicuik Memorials Penicuik South Church Penicuik South Church Roll of Honour First names John David Surname Abernethy Rank Private Service no 76941 Regiment Durham Light Infantry Battalion 1st/7th Bn. Place of birth Penicuik Date of Birth 04/09/1875 Date of Death 28/03/1918 Age 42 Parents Son of Peter and Mary Abernethy (nee Steedman) Marriage Family casualties Residence Penicuik Enlisted Glencorse CWGC Pozières Memorial to the Missing, Somme Medals Other information Commemorated on the family headstone at lair H190 Kirkhill Cemetery, Penicuik, Scotland. Obituary : John David Abernethy [MIDLOTHIAN JOURNAL 10 May 1918]: Private John D. Abernethy, who has been missing since the 25th of March, enlisted in the Royal Engineers, and was afterwards transferred to the Durham Light Infantry. He was formerly employed with Messrs James Tait &Co., builders, and was a well-known football player and cricketer, acting as a groundsman to the Penicuik Club for many years. He is a son of the late Mr Peter Abernethy, and resided with his sister at Dalrymple Place. Rupert William Edwin Adams Memorials Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik First names Rupert William Edwin Surname Adams Rank Private Service no 4351 Regiment Australian Infantry, AIF Battalion 21st Bn. Place of birth Date of Birth Date of Death 15/11/1920 Age Parents Son of William Adams Marriage Family casualties Residence Enlisted CWGC Brighton General Cemetery, Australia Medals Rupert Adams worked for the Melbourne branch of Alex Cowan and Sons, paper manufacturers, Penicuik, Other information Scotland. He was invalided home to Australia and died after being discharged from the army. James McKenzie Adamson Memorials Gorebridge (Stobhill) First names James McKenzie Surname Adamson Rank Trooper Service no 18308 Regiment Royal Scots Fusiliers Battalion 6th Bn. Place of birth Forfar Date of Birth 13/10/1872 Date of Death 28/08/1915 Age 42 Parents Son of James and Agnes Adamson (nee McKenzie) Marriage Husband of Dinah Hendry Family casualties Residence Gorebridge Enlisted Dundee CWGC Lilliers Communal Cemetery, France Medals Other information Obituary : James McKenzie Adamson [DALKEITH ADVERTISER 18 October 1915]: News was received on Tuesday night from a Presbyterian chaplain at the front, Rev. A. M. Renwick, that Private James Adamson, 18308, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, had been seriously wounded in the back and abdomen on Saturday, 28th August. From the first it was realised that his wounds were serious and he died one hour after receiving them. He was buried in [censored] Cemetery. Adamson, at the outbreak of the war, was a reservist, having seen 21 years service. When called up and sent to the front he was in the 11th Hussars, but was home wounded about three months ago, when he transferred to the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was employed by the Arniston Coal Coy., and resided at Stobhill. Alexander Clink Addison Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery West Church, Dalkeith First names Alexander Clink Surname Addison Rank Lance Corporal Service no 330204 Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 9th Bn. Place of birth Kingsknowe, Parish of Colinton Date of Birth 09/01/1893 Date of Death 20/09/1917 Age 24 Parents Son of Henry and Grace Addison (nee Halley) Marriage Husband of Isabella Henderson Family casualties Brother of James Addison kia 20/11/1917 Residence Enlisted CWGC Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing, Belgium Medals Alexander Addison died at the battle of Third Ypres in September 1917. His brother James died at Arras two Other information months later. Obituary : Alexander Clink Addison [Dalkeith Advertiser 18 October 1917]: Mrs. Addison, Young's Close, Dalkeith, has received intimation that her husband, Lance-Corporal Alexander Addison, Royal Scots, has been killed. He was 25 years of age, and before the war he was employed at the Dalkeith Collieries at Smeaton. James Addison Dalkeith Memorials Family headstone Dalkeith Cemetery West Church, Dalkeith First names James Surname Addison Rank Private Service no G/47288 Regiment Royal Fusiliers Battalion 4th Bn. Place of birth Greenend, Parish of Liberton Date of Birth 09/05/1891 Date of Death 20/11/1917 Age 26 Parents Eldest son of Henry and Grace Addison (nee Halley) Marriage Family casualties Brother of Alexander Addison kia 20/9/1917 Residence Enlisted CWGC Arras Memorial to the Missing Medals Died at Arras in November 1917 two months after the death of his brother Alexander at the battle of Third Other information Ypres. Obituary : James Addison [Dalkeith Advertiser 6 December 1917]: Pte. James Addison, Royal Fusiliers, eldest son of Mr Henry Addison, horse breaker, Dalkeith, was killed by a gunshot wound through the head, on 20th November. He was 27 years of age, and enlisted in September 1914. Walter Adkin Alex Cowan &Sons, Penicuik Memorials Penicuik St James the Less Episcopal Church, Penicuik First names Walter Surname Adkin Rank Private Service no 5506 Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 8th Bn. Place of birth Liberton Date of Birth 19/09/1894 Date of Death 30/07/1916 Age 21 Parents Son of William and Alison H Adkin (nee Marshall) Marriage Husband of Lily Ritchie Family casualties Residence Penicuik Enlisted Loanhead CWGC St Sever Cemetery, Rouen Medals Other information Surname spelt 'Adkins' on the St James the Less Episcopal Church memorial, Penicuik. Obituary : Walter Adkin [Midlothian Journal 4 August 1916]: Private Walter Adkin, of the local Territorials, has also been killed. He was married, resided at Pentland View, and was formerly employed at Valleyfield Paper Mill. After being called up he was discharged, but re-enlisted later. He was about 20 years of age. George Affleck Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church First names George Surname Affleck Rank Lance Corporal Service no S/11045 Regiment Cameron Highlanders Battalion 1st Bn. Place of birth Date of Birth Date of Death 13/10/1915 Age 29 Parents Nephew of Mrs E Fairley, Thomson Store Buildings, Roslin Marriage Family casualties Residence Edinburgh Enlisted CWGC Loos Memorial to the Missing Medals Other information George Affleck was raised in Roslin by his aunt Euphemia Fairley. John Fairley Affleck Roslin Memorials Roslin Parish Church First names John Fairley Surname Affleck Rank Private Service no 330265 Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 2nd Bn. Place of birth Roslin Date of Birth 11/08/1898 Date of Death 14/04/1918 Age 19 Parents Youngest son of Charles and Isabella Affleck (nee Fairley) Marriage Family casualties Residence Roslin Enlisted CWGC Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France Medals Other information Obituary : John Fairley Affleck [Dalkeith Advertiser 6 June 1918]: Pte. John Affleck, Royal Scots, who has died of wounds, was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Charles Affleck, Muir's Buildings, Roslin. He enlisted in October 1914, and was previously employed as a weaver in Roslin Carpet Factory. Lewis Alexander Affleck Memorials Loanhead First names Lewis Alexander Surname Affleck Rank Guardsman Service no 8494 Regiment Scots Guards Battalion 1st Bn. Place of birth Lesmahagow Date of Birth 4/7/1894 Date of Death 12/11/1914 Age 20 Parents Son of George and Marion Affleck (nee Biggar) Marriage Family casualties Residence Enlisted CWGC Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres Medals Other information Lewis Affleck's father George was a prominent Freemason in Loanhead. Obituary : Lewis Alexander Affleck [Dalkeith Advertiser 17 December 1914]: Lewis A. Affleck, a private in the 1st Scots Guards, has been killed in action at Ypres on 12th November. Private Affleck, who resided with his father, Mr George Affleck, West End Cottages, Loanhead, enlisted at the outbreak of the war. He is the first Loanhead man reported killed in action. He was formerly a miner. Robert Bell Affleck Buccleuch Street Church, Dalkeith Memorials Dalkeith First names Robert Bell Surname Affleck Rank Private Service no 2112 Regiment Royal Scots Battalion 9th Bn.

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